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Leapfrog Sum Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 133 · 40 questions
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The trick (Seventh times eleven): A leapfrog list: start with two numbers, then each number is the sum of the two before it, up to 10 numbers. Find the 7th number. Multiply it by 11 (the number with a 0 on the end, plus the number): that is the total of all 10.

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  1. 1.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 2, 2, 4, 6, 10, 16, 26, 42, 68, 110. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  2. 2.A leapfrog list starts 5, 8 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  3. 3.A leapfrog list starts 8, 1 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  4. 4.1 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 + 89 =
  5. 5.A leapfrog list starts 1, 1 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  6. 6.A leapfrog list starts 5, 5 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  7. 7.2 + 5 + 7 + 12 + 19 + 31 + 50 + 81 + 131 + 212 =
  8. 8.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 8, 2, 10, 12, 22, 34, 56, 90, 146, 236. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  9. 9.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 9, 2, 11, 13, 24, 37, 61, 98, 159, 257. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  10. 10.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 6, 9, 15, 24, 39, 63, 102, 165, 267, 432. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  11. 11.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 2, 9, 11, 20, 31, 51, 82, 133, 215, 348. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  12. 12.5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 + 89 + 144 + 233 + 377 =
  13. 13.9 + 9 + 18 + 27 + 45 + 72 + 117 + 189 + 306 + 495 =
  14. 14.9 + 4 + 13 + 17 + 30 + 47 + 77 + 124 + 201 + 325 =
  15. 15.5 + 9 + 14 + 23 + 37 + 60 + 97 + 157 + 254 + 411 =
  16. 16.8 + 1 + 9 + 10 + 19 + 29 + 48 + 77 + 125 + 202 =
  17. 17.A leapfrog list starts 3, 9 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  18. 18.9 + 1 + 10 + 11 + 21 + 32 + 53 + 85 + 138 + 223 =
  19. 19.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 4, 6, 10, 16, 26, 42, 68, 110, 178, 288. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  20. 20.A leapfrog list starts 3, 5 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  21. 21.1 + 8 + 9 + 17 + 26 + 43 + 69 + 112 + 181 + 293 =
  22. 22.A leapfrog list starts 2, 9 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  23. 23.A leapfrog list starts 2, 4 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  24. 24.4 + 4 + 8 + 12 + 20 + 32 + 52 + 84 + 136 + 220 =
  25. 25.8 + 2 + 10 + 12 + 22 + 34 + 56 + 90 + 146 + 236 =
  26. 26.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 9, 4, 13, 17, 30, 47, 77, 124, 201, 325. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  27. 27.3 + 9 + 12 + 21 + 33 + 54 + 87 + 141 + 228 + 369 =
  28. 28.A leapfrog list starts 9, 4 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  29. 29.A leapfrog list starts 1, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  30. 30.A leapfrog list starts 7, 8 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  31. 31.5 + 4 + 9 + 13 + 22 + 35 + 57 + 92 + 149 + 241 =
  32. 32.A leapfrog list starts 7, 4 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  33. 33.A leapfrog list starts 1, 8 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  34. 34.4 + 9 + 13 + 22 + 35 + 57 + 92 + 149 + 241 + 390 =
  35. 35.A leapfrog list starts 7, 1 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  36. 36.6 + 1 + 7 + 8 + 15 + 23 + 38 + 61 + 99 + 160 =
  37. 37.A leapfrog list starts 8, 3 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  38. 38.A leapfrog list starts 6, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  39. 39.2 + 8 + 10 + 18 + 28 + 46 + 74 + 120 + 194 + 314 =
  40. 40.A leapfrog list starts 2, 7 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?

Answer key

  1. 286
  2. 979
  3. 528
  4. 231
  5. 143
  6. 715
  7. 550
  8. 616
  9. 671
  10. 1122
  11. 902
  12. 979
  13. 1287
  14. 847
  15. 1067
  16. 528
  17. 957
  18. 583
  19. 748
  20. 605
  21. 759
  22. 902
  23. 462
  24. 572
  25. 616
  26. 847
  27. 957
  28. 847
  29. 231
  30. 1089
  31. 627
  32. 737
  33. 759
  34. 1012
  35. 473
  36. 418
  37. 704
  38. 506
  39. 814
  40. 726

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